Green Lake has a new cafe style walk up window. It’s called The Snack Shack and it is part of Shelter Lounge Green Lake. The window opened this week at the southern side of the Shelter Lounge (near the Starbucks). Their Facebook post announced the opening August 10th: “We are really proud to introduce Snack […]

The Seattle Public Library and Greenwood’s The Bureau of Fearless Ideas are hosting a series of live stream book readings featuring Black authors/illustrators. The readings will be read by Black teen library interns Leeah, Ruth and Asemayet. The program is free and geared towards early-learning programs. Here is the full program booklist. Click the links below to join […]

After a review of potential future homes for the Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool a recent public poll determined that people favored both sites staying in or near where the structures are currently housed on the eastern side of Green Lake. Now Park designers have created three options for that area and are […]

Last week someone sawed off parts of the exercise equipment in Green Lake near the outdoor amphitheater. The area, managed by the Seattle Parks Department, was open to all to use for free and contained exercise rings and exercise bars. Chatter on social media sites like NextDoor had people asking if this was done by […]

Several streets around Seattle have been closed to vehicle traffic in an attempt to open areas for people to safely walk/bike in the time of social distancing. It is called Stay Healthy Streets and Green Lake’s starts at East Green Lake Way N and ends at N 63rd St and West Green Lake Drive. There […]

Seattle Parks and Recreation just announced the results of the recent survey asking the community about the future of the Green Lake Community Center. Spoiler alert: the future Community Center will likely go near where the current structure is now. Read on to find out the full story: “Seattle Parks and Recreation thanks community for […]

The group Justice For Black Lives has organized a Juneteenth March for Justice tomorrow at 10 a.m. starting at Woodland Park Playground (Phinney Ave N & N 59th St). The event commemorates the freedom of slaves in Texas who were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Here’s the schedule:Friday, June 19, 202010:00 […]

We received an email today that made us smile. It was from John Aguilar, Director of Bands at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School in Seattle, WA. “I just wanted to share with you a virtual performance that my students did recently of “Juice” by Lizzo. As you know, we have been out of school for […]

 Seattle Parks & Recreation has launched an online open house for the Green Lake Community Center & Evans Pool redevelopment project. Visitors can learn more about the project and provide feedback about possible relocation sites, priorities and what they want to see at the new center. The open house will be live until May 22nd. The Seattle […]